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  • ‘Doc fix’ momentum builds among House Republicans

    ‘Doc fix’ momentum builds among House Republicans

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    GOP staff of the House Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means committees released a framework for repealing Medicare’s sustainable growth rate formula. One House Democrat said the approach wasn’t strong enough. original article source From: http://www.news-medical.net/news/20130606/Doc-fix-momentum-builds-among-House-Republicans.aspx

  • Docs, hospitals, unions unite to protest Calif. planned Medicaid cut

    Docs, hospitals, unions unite to protest Calif. planned Medicaid cut

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    Health care professionals — doctors, hospitals and unionized health care workers — protested planned cuts to California’s Medicaid system — Medi-Cal– at the state capitol on Tuesday. They say the governor’s proposed budget could shutter a medical center and force doctors to stop taking patients on the program. original article source From: http://www.news-medical.net/news/20130606/Docs-hospitals-unions-unite-to-protest-Calif-planned-Medicaid-cut.aspx

  • Commercial insurers less likely to offer ACOs ‘upside-only’ shared-savings arrangements, study finds

    Commercial insurers less likely to offer ACOs ‘upside-only’ shared-savings arrangements, study finds

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    Commercial insurers participating in accountable care arrangements are less likely than Medicare to use payment models featuring the “upside-only” shared savings preferred by providers, according to an analysis by Premier. …read more Source: Commercial insurers less likely to offer ACOs 'upside-only' shared-savings arrangements, study finds

  • Building Unity Farm – A Day in June

    Building Unity Farm – A Day in June

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    And what is so rare as a day in June? Then, if ever, come perfect days;Then Heaven tries the earth if it be in tune, And over it softly her warm ear laysJAMES RUSSELL LOWELL Unity Farm is at the peak of growth now, fueled by warm days, cool nights, and Spring rains. The Bluebird…

  • Readers Write: EMR Installed and Meaningful Attested — Now What?

    Readers Write: EMR Installed and Meaningful Attested — Now What?

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    EMR Installed and Meaningful Attested — Now What? By Don Sonck If it’s the spring of an odd-numbered year, then I know it’s time for me to pay a visit to my primary care physician for a biennial physical examination. So a couple of weeks ago, off I went! As my doctor and I reviewed…

  • Health Information Exchange Expands in Ohio

    Health Information Exchange Expands in Ohio

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    HealthBridge, a Cincinnati-based healthcare information exchange (HIE) organization and the Ohio Health Information Partnership have announced the launch of connectivity between the two organizations through the use of Direct, an emerging national standard for securely exchanging health information among healthcare providers. HealthBridge, a Cincinnati-based healthcare information exchange (HIE) organization and the Ohio Health Information Partnership…

  • Mental health Mood Rhythm app wins $100,000 prize

    Mental health Mood Rhythm app wins $100,000 prize

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    Developers of Mood Rhythm, a mobile application to help patients with bipolar disorder, won the $100,000 top prize in the Heritage Open mHealth Challenge for software developers. …read more Source: Mental health Mood Rhythm app wins $100,000 prize

  • Commercial Payors Lag Behind Medicare in Offering ACOs Shared Savings Programs

    Commercial Payors Lag Behind Medicare in Offering ACOs Shared Savings Programs

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    Commercial payors aren’t offering as many of the upside-only payment structures that are most popular among early accountable care organizations (ACOs), according to an analysis by the Charlotte, N.C.-based Premier healthcare alliance of 85 payor arrangements. Commercial payors aren’t offering as many of the upside-only payment structures that are most popular among early accountable care…

  • Is The Cloud The Best EHR Model For Small Practices?

    Is The Cloud The Best EHR Model For Small Practices?

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    Over the last few years, the use of EMRs in medical practices has grown dramatically, with over 50 percent of office-based physicians now using such systems.  However, physicians still face major barriers in adopting EMRs, including costs, usability issues and impacts on doctor productivity. One way of reducing the complexity of EMR installations — doing…

  • Virginia Health System Acknowledges Data Breach

    Virginia Health System Acknowledges Data Breach

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    Bon Secours Hampton Roads Health System, a seven-hospital system based in Suffolk, Va., has announced that they are proactively contacting former patients via letters on behalf of Bon Secours Mary Immaculate Hospital to inform them of an electronic medical records security breach. Bon Secours Hampton Roads Health System, a seven-hospital system based in Suffolk, Va.,…